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The world of supply chain management is constantly evolving as players endeavour to gain a competitive edge. FOCUS finds out how supply chains have changed and what developments we can expect in the coming years. Regent Business School describes supply chain management (SCM) as the movement and storage of materials, data, inventory, goods and finances from the point of origin to the point of purchase. In other words, it encompasses all activities involved in the sourcing of raw materials, as […]
FOCUS Issue 3 2019 is available to view as an Ebook or to download in pdf format. Click here to download in pdf format.
“This was not the budget to fix South Africa. However, it was what we needed and indicates where the country may be moving,” said one of the panellists at the 2019 Econometrix budget review. By now we all know what Finance Minister Tito Mboweni detailed in his 2019 budget speech and, by all accounts, he was conservative and managed to avoid any major fireworks. Indeed, as was noted by Andrew Holstead, tax and transactional structuring solutions specialist, the finance minister […]
On February 25 the Sarah Baartman District Municipality in the Eastern Cape, which includes drought-stricken town of Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown), was declared a local disaster area. Reduced dam levels on the west and damaged equipment on the east have led to a shortfall of 13 megalitres (or 13-million litres) of water per day. The town was without water for the better part of February. In an effort to make a difference and boost disaster efforts, Engen Petroleum connected with disaster-relief […]
The South African Road Federation (SARF) – a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the promotion of the road sector in South Africa – is of the opinion that South Africa’s 750 000-km road network did not feature prominently in the 2019 national budget that was presented during February. “South Africa does not have a comprehensive road funding policy,” comments Saied Solomons, president of the SARF. “I hope that the new draft policy developed as far back as 2017 will fill this […]
The Bakwena N1N4 Platinum Corridor Concessionaire has a new commercial manager and he has big plans to further the organisation’s long-term strategic goals. Solomon Kganyago joins Bakwena following 11 years with the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral), where his last position was deputy regional manager. In 2019, Bakwena will invest approximately R270 million on large capital projects which include rehabilitation and upgrading of road infrastructure on the N1N4 routes. Bakwena has various ongoing projects, some extending until 2020. […]
Five hundred and sixty unemployed young people have been drafted into the 2019 Youth Employment Service (YES) programme at Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA), and began a 12-month employment period with the company on March 1. The group will be placed in different business areas within VWSA across the country. The VWSA manufacturing plant in Uitenhage has employed 70 people, the VWSA dealership network has taken in 230 with YES Small Medium Enterprise (SME) host partners taking in 260. YES, […]
Note: For the time being, Mercedes-Benz SA (MBSA) will only report aggregated sales data. The MBSA commercial vehicle market split volumes are estimates based on historical trends and forecasting techniques. Light Commercial Vehicles < 3 501 kg Total: 11 681 Fiat Chrysler Automobiles South Africa 26 Ford Motor Company 2 270 GWM 192 Hyundai Automotive SA 296 Isuzu Motors South Africa 1 092 JMC 31 Kia South Africa 120 Mahindra 350 Mazda South Africa 25 Mitsubishi 26 Mercedes-Benz SA – […]
When a driver’s eyes can’t be everywhere at once, advanced technology can often be relied upon to avoid accidents and personal injury. This is true even in a warehouse environment, where forklift drivers frequently have to manoeuvre their vehicles through tight spaces – sometimes with expensive consequences. This is why Bosch has now introduced its multi-camera system to the logistics market. The system consists of a control unit, plus four compact near-range cameras. Working together, they can capture an area […]
It’s been a year of fast trips and faster tips for ten Daewoo Novus K5DEF tippers that were added to the SedBuild fleet last year – and operations director Jamil Saley has been very impressed so far. “The Novus has proved to be exceptionally well-suited to our needs. We bought the vehicles new last January – and since then they’ve proved reliable and economical, while delivering top-rate service and helping us to increase our productivity.” Based in Vereeniging and involved […]
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